Local football
King Cup last throw but Students are daunting foes
Spartans, the benchmark for all other East of Scotland League teams to aspire to in recent years, go into tomorrow’s King Cup final against Stirling University at Ferguson Park, Rosewell (2.00pm) with the knowledge that if they fail to beat the students it will be the Ainslie Park outfit’s first empty trophy cabinet for an incredible 13 seasons.
Pittman: My lads would play with broken legs for Broxburn
BROXBURN boss Steve Pittman says his staff and players will celebrate after tomorrow’s Fife and Lothians Cup final – whatever the result.
Christie confident ahead of his club’s date with destiny
MAX CHRISTIE reckons he won’t have to reach the oratory heights of Winston Churchill to ensure Bonnyrigg come out of the trenches with all guns blazing tomorrow.
Broxburn claim Super League scalp to reach final
Another terrific display of football saw Broxburn reach the final of the Junior’s Fife and Lothian’s Cup, where they will meet Super League side Linlithgow at Bo’ness on Saturday.
Football: Carnie and Twaddle quit Whitehill
The Whitehill Welfare management team of Grant Carnie and Kevin Twaddle have resigned, citing that “the club wanted to go in a different direction from us” as the reason.
Broxburn aim for cup final berth
BROXBURN ATHLETIC travel to Kelty Hearts for tonight’s Fife and Lothians Cup semi- final hoping to secure a place in Saturday’s final against Linlithgow Rose
Scottish Cup heads north after tough game
Tynecastle under-16s were defeated in the final of the Scottish Youth FA Challenge Cup in the cruelest fashion after a 5-4 penalty shoot-out loss against Albion Boys’ Club at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie.
Under-16s lift cup after being 3-1 down to Merchi
Edina HIBS lifted their first trophy of the season by winning the South East Region Youth FA’s under-16 Steve Maskrey Cup at Saughton Enclosure.
Early goal sets Leith club on way to comfortable win
LINKS UNITED impressed when winning the LEAFA Dunedin Cup final 4-0 over Cramond at Ainslie Park.
Students in seven heaven after clinching Premier title
Stirling UNIVERSITY beat Vale of Leithen 7-1 last night to clinch the East Seniors Central Taxis Premier Division championship title on goal difference from Spartans, winners of the league for the past three seasons.
1 commentCharacter key as Vale lock up vital points
Hutchison VALE coach Ian McDonald believes his side’s 3-2 victory over Inverness City at the weekend was thoroughly well deserved and character-building for his players.
Football: Stirling students know arithmetic needed to win championship
Stirling UNIVERSITY go into tonight’s East Seniors Central Taxis Premier Division game against Vale of Leithen at Innerleithen (kick-off 7.15) with the knowledge that a victory by at least two clear goals will reward them with the championship title for the first time.
Local heroes: Revenge is sweet as last-minute wonder strike wins Challenge Cup for Tynecastle
Tynecastle FC won the SYFA 15s Challenge Cup after a 1-0 victory over Antonine Blacks at the Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie.
Hutchie see a chance to end run of bad luck
Recent results have read like a catalogue of hard luck stories for Hutchison Vale’s ladies, but manager Ian McDonald believes it’s time for this side to write its own chapter into the club’s history books and achieve their highest-ever league placing.
Seniors: Title still alive for Spartans
Spartans’ dream of winning a fourth consecutive Central Taxis Premier Division championship title is still alive, but only just, after they scored from a controversial penalty in the third minute of stoppage time against a Whitehill Welfare team that refused to lie down.
Linlithgow destroy shattered Bonnyrigg
A RAMPANT Linlithgow Rose thumped a weary Bonnyrigg Rose side 7-0 last night reach the final of the Fife and Lothians Cup.
Football: McCulloch’s stunner seals cup for Whitehill
Scott McCULLOCH was Whitehill Welfare’s match-winning hero as his stunning strike fired the Rosewell club into the lead against Edinburgh City with only five minutes remaining of the Central Taxis East of Scotland League Cup final at St Mark’s Park.
Bonnyrigg are edged out after being 4-1 up
The SERYFA Charles Porter Memorial Cup final between Bonnyrigg Rose Reds and Dalkeith Miners CYP will be remembered for a long time to come.
Crease’s double has Lothian in a Jolly mood
Lothian ATHLETIC’S Thomas Crease netted twice in a 3-1 victory over the Jolly to claim the LEAFA Sunday Premier Division 1 League Cup.
Dalkeith close in on title
MANAGER Willie Pearson leads his Dalkeith Thistle Juniors side into tonight’s game against Fauldhouse knowing victory would see his side clinch the South Division title, writes JOHN GILMOUR.
Carnie eyes League Cup glory for Whitehill Welfare
Whitehill WELFARE manager Grant Carnie is determined to lead his team to victory in the final of the East of Scotland Seniors League Cup against Edinburgh City at St Mark’s Park tonight (kick-off 7.00pm).
Sandy’s give tragic Paul’s sons a Cup Final honour
It has been a hugely successful 2011/2012 season for amateur football club Sandy’s FC.
Hibs Ladies’ togetherness pays off
Hibernian LADIES edged out Forfar Farmington 1-0 in their Scottish Women’s Premier League game and coach Willie Kirk believes it was his side’s togetherness that saw them come out on top.
Ladies’ football: Points vital as Hibs chase Glasgow
Hibernian Ladies’ boss Willie Kirk believes his side will have to be at their best if they are to take full points against Forfar Farmington at Albyn Park tomorrow (kick-off 2pm) and keep the pressure on the Scottish Premier Women’s League (SWPL) leaders Glasgow City.
Hutchie claim bragging rights against city rivals in showdown
“I think it would have been an injustice if we hadn’t won. We had so many chances”
1 commentSandy’s come up short in Amateur showpiece
“A few of our boys just didn’t turn up and took stage fright which is disappointing”
South Division championship race to unravel as top eight face each other
HADDINGTON boss Stevie McLeish reckons the South Division title race will unravel after this weekend’s ‘Super Saturday’.
Bonnyrigg fear title run-in farce
BONNYRIGG boss Max Christie fears the Super League title race is going to end in a laughable situation due to Musselburgh being forced to play on Scottish Cup Final day.
One game from promotion after duo swap attire
SUPERSTITIOUS manager Steve Pittman and his assistant Steve McIlhone swapped their touchline attire when Broxburn were going through a mid-season slump.
Relegation candidates square up
Leith ATHLETIC, who looked doomed and destined for relegation in mid-March when they had only four points from their 11 Premier Division games, have staged a remarkable recovery to give themselves a fighting chance of survival.
High stakes as top two take run-in down to the wire
Spartans, champions of the Central Taxis Premier Division for the past three seasons, have the opportunity to again lift the coveted title when they travel to meet second-placed Stirling University at Gannochy Sports Centre (kick-off 2.30) tomorrow.
Penalty shoot-out victory takes Bonnyrigg to semis
Bonnyrigg ROSE reached the semi-finals of the Fife and Lothians Cup with a 3-2 penalties win over Bo’ness after the clubs had drawn a blank in regulation time.
Stew-Mel land the glory
Stewart’s MELVILLE College won the Scottish Independent Schools’ FA Cup for the first time after a 3-1 win over George Watson’s College team at Tynecastle Stadium in the final. SMC surged into a 3-0 half-time lead, but had to survive a second-half onslaught from Watson’s.
Spartans gain edge in title race as Stirling are defeated
The race for the East Seniors Central Taxis Premier Division title is still a two horse race between Spartans and Stirling University, although the pendulum of power has swung slightly in favour of the Capital outfit after the students were beaten 2-1 at home by Edinburgh City last night.
Christie expects ‘a cracker’ as Bonnyrigg host Bo’ness in quarter-final
HIGH-FLYING Bonnyrigg Rose go in search of a second win in a week over struggling Bo’ness when the two sides meet at New Dundas Park in the quarter-final of the Fife and Lothians Cup tonight (7pm).
1 commentNewly-promoted Preston appoint Bingham as boss
David Bingham, the former Livingston and Gretna player who was most recently the coach of East Seniors Central Taxis Premier Division club Tynecastle, has returned to football after a six-month absence as the new manager of Preston Athletic.
City ready for Uni challenge
Edinburgh City, who drew 1-1 with the students of Edinburgh University at the weekend, now travel to meet East Seniors Central Taxis Premier Division challengers Stirling University at Gannochy Sports Centre tonight, kick-off 7.45pm.
Second-half surge clinches Taxis Cup
North Berwick Colts won the SERYFA AC Taxis Cup, defeating North Merchiston 3-0 at Saughton Enclosure.
Mind the gap – Liberton make light work of the final
Sean PAUL RITCHIE turned in a man-of-the-match display as Liberton Thistle routed Alba Thistle 8-0 in the LEAFA Sunday Colin Campbell Cup Final at the Civil Service Ground.
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